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Science/Tech

The Future of Online Betting in SA: Less Generous, More Competitive

12 May at 12:20 PM, via Tech Financials

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South Africa’s online sports betting industry is entering a pivotal new phase. After years of rapid, mobile-driven growth, the sector is now facing increased regulatory scrutiny—most notably through the National Treasury’s proposed 20% national tax on gross gambling revenue (GGR). The proposal, which closed for public comment in February 2026, is […]

Betting-Led Entertainment Platforms Are Changing Online Gambling in South Africa

12 May at 12:18 PM, via Tech Financials

Johannesburg, South Africa — 8 May 2026 — SouthAfricanCasinos.co.za says South Africa’s online gambling market is moving into a new phase, as betting-led platforms expand beyond traditional sportsbook products and become broader digital entertainment destinations. The trend is being driven by a market where sports betting now plays the leading role in gambling activity. The […]

US government studies into vaccine safety are being suppressed | Robert B Shpiner

12 May at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

The Food and Drug Administration commissioned the research, received the answer, and is not releasing it

Last week, the New York Times and Washington Post reported yet another troubling case of data suppression at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Studies of millions of vaccine recipients were completed by career scientists, peer-reviewed, and accepted by working pharmacovigilance...

‘Six lanes of tarmac and vehicles doing 70mph’: can ‘green bridges’ help animals cross the UK’s motorways in safety?

12 May at 11:00 AM, via The Guardian

Cockrow Bridge in Surrey will open in the coming weeks to provide wildlife, including lizards and insects, with the ability to move between fragmented habitats

When James Herd moved near to Wisley Common 17 years ago, the heathland nature reserve was teeming with wildlife. “I’d take the dog around the common in spring and summer, and every few hundred metres I’d hear the rustle of a...

‘Unprecedented’ global effort gives new name to polycystic ovary syndrome – and new hope to millions of women

12 May at 11:00 AM, via The Guardian

Decades-long campaign powered by patient perspectives results in switch from PCOS – a name that caused confusion and undue suffering – to PMOS

• What is PCOS, what are the symptoms and treatment, and why is it being renamed PMOS?• ‘I still want to scream’: the loneliness and confusion of living with PMOS

After more than a decade of global consultation, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) – a...

How AI and Bet Builders Are Revolutionizing Sportsbooks

12 May at 09:52 AM, via Tech Financials

AI is truly revolutionizing sports betting as we know it. Machine learning enables computers to access more data points in real time than we ever dreamed possible, even five years ago. Using historical data, players’ past performances, and social media feeds, AI can decipher clues that were simply not available to make predictions in a […]

MultiChoice Owner Canal+ To Fast-Track Secondary Inward JSE Listing On 3 June

12 May at 09:33 AM, via Tech Financials

CANAL+, a global media and entertainment company, has confirmed its intention to complete a fast-track secondary inward listing of its ordinary shares on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on 3 June 2026. The French-based media conglomerate which already holds a primary listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE), said the JSE […]

Trump is backing psychedelic research: here’s why – podcast

12 May at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

Last month President Trump signed an executive order designed to fast track both research and access to psychedelic drugs as treatments for mental health illnesses. The most prominent in the order was ibogaine, a drug derived from the root bark of a West African shrub, that has shown some promise in relieving the long term effects of traumatic brain injury. Madeleine Finlay talks to journalist...

‘I couldn’t breathe’: the sinister spread of France’s killer seaweed

12 May at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

After a series of deaths on the beaches of Brittany, one bereaved family set out to prove the foul-smelling bloom was to blame

When her phone rang at around 5pm on 8 September 2016, Rosy Auffray was still at work. It was one of her daughters, distressed, calling to tell her that their father, Jean-René, had not come back from his daily run. Only the family dog had returned, alone and...

Arts and cultural engagement ‘linked to slower pace of biological ageing’

12 May at 01:01 AM, via The Guardian

Research from UCL suggests visiting art galleries or museums, singing and painting can help improve health outcomes

Singing, painting or visiting a gallery or museum helps people age more slowly, according to the latest study to link taking an active interest in art and culture with improved health.

The findings are the first to show that both participating in arts activities and attending...

Did you solve it? I say tomato, you say tomato

11 May at 18:00 PM, via The Guardian

The answers to today’s pronunciation puzzles

Earlier today I set you these two word puzzles. Here they are again with solutions.

1: Pronounced the same, spelt differently.

(Second option) (Switch back and forth)

(Suitable) (Commandeer)

(Satisfied) (Components)

(Conference attendee) (Assign)

(Price reduction) (Disregard)

(Way in) (Enrapture)

(Incorrect) (Disabled)

(60 seconds) (Tiny)

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